What's the difference between abeyance and escrow?

Abeyance


Definition:

  • (n.) Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.
  • (n.) Suspension; temporary suppression.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) His royal imperial highness has abdicated and the constitution is in abeyance.
  • (2) Considering the poor general condition and advanced nature of the lesions in these cases this result is important and may indicate the nature of future trends in treatment, namely radiotherapy, with surgery held in abeyance until there is overt recurrence.
  • (3) He readily acknowledges that any judgment on the integrity of his apology will be kept in abeyance pending the outworkings of the investigation.
  • (4) Further information was obtained on 487 studies, of which 287 (59%) had been completed, 100 (21%) had never started, 58 (12%) had been abandoned or were in abeyance and 42 (9%) were still ongoing, as of May 1990.
  • (5) These include resumption of the meiotic division, a process held in abeyance from a short time after birth, and the progression of the oocyte from the dictyate stage to the metaphase of the second meiotic division.
  • (6) It was discredited by leaders across the board.” NSEERs fell into abeyance in 2011 after its value to counterterrorist agencies was called into question.
  • (7) The deadline gives the officers’ lawyers time to launch an appeal to the high court, in which case the coroner’s new ruling will be in abeyance until the outcome of the appeal.
  • (8) Although oxyhemoglobin in the medium of cell cultures seems to have had the ability to keep malignancy in abeyance, it did not reverse the established malignant transformation of the cells.
  • (9) Plans for Kingsnorth have been put in abeyance until the results are known of a government competition to decide which companies will be funded to deploy the technology, and are likely to be delayed for at least a decade if it fails to win.
  • (10) And look at how wildly the political pendulum swings: from Obama to Trump; from the SNP triumphant to Nicola Sturgeon in sudden abeyance; from Europe supposedly in hopeless crisis to the twin leadership of Macron and Merkel; and from the Brexit victory to the glorious shocks and surprises of last week.
  • (11) Although the above hypothesis is not supported by the angiographic studies to date, final judgment should be held in abeyance until data are presented on the collateral flow and regional myocardial perfusion in exercise-trained human subjects with arteriosclerotic heart disease.
  • (12) Talks have been in abeyance for the past two years, but many diplomats and observers say Israel's continued settlement growth is the main obstacle rather than Palestinian intransigence.
  • (13) When it became clear that the president's days in power were numbered, Suleiman accepted the vice-presidency, an office in abeyance since Mubarak was promoted to the top job in 1981.
  • (14) Results were thought to indicate that, in the rat, levels of EP during normal pregnancy hold milk secretion in abeyance until parturition and also block the particular type of mitotic growth phase associated with early lactation.
  • (15) Clinical infection rates with S. aureus also increased significantly (P less than .001)when HCP bathing was in abeyance.
  • (16) They believe that Lonmin’s Barnard Mokwena, Abey Kgotle, Jomo Kwadi, Graeme Sinclair, Mahomed Seedat, Mark Munroe, Frank Russo-Bello, Albert Jamieson and all other senior executives who influenced or participated in the strategic direction, planning and execution of the Saps operation should be treated as accomplices.

Escrow


Definition:

  • (n.) A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to the grantee.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Changes in ESCROW scores showed patients to have a greater need for social supports as they moved from admission to discharge.
  • (2) And, just like eBay, there were star ratings for sellers, detailed feedback, customer service assurances, an escrow system and a busy forum in which users posted helpful tips.
  • (3) The CAT has brokered a deal under which Virgin Media , BT and Top-Up TV can all take advantage of the reduced wholesale price for the two Sky Sports channels, but they must place the difference between the new regulated price and Sky's original wholesale price in a so-called "escrow" account.
  • (4) Stijn Hoorens, project leader for the team behind the report, said: “It could be explained by some of the challenges that these markets have faced over the years with ‘exit scams’, [which is] administrators who take their sites offline, saying for maintenance or something … in some cases they have just left with all bitcoins that were held in escrow.
  • (5) BP has been forced by Washington to set aside $20bn into an "escrow account" that can be used to pay out the billions of dollars worth of claims expected to emanate from those who have suffered financial hardship as a result of the spill.
  • (6) • At the conclusion of the appeal, the CAT will determine the distribution of the monies held in escrow.
  • (7) The interim deal approved by the CAT last week will allow Virgin Media, BT and Top Up TV to take advantage of the reduced wholesale price for the two Sky Sports channels, but they must place the difference between the new regulated price and Sky's original wholesale price in a so-called "escrow" account.
  • (8) He called an escrow account established for victims of the Gulf of Mexico BP oil spill a “ Chicago-style political shakedown ”.
  • (9) A spokesman for BT said that despite the escrow arrangement, which means it cannot be certain of reaping the benefits of Ofcom's ruling if Sky wins its challenge, it would forge ahead without "radically revising" pricing plans.
  • (10) The Barthel index, PULSES profile, and ESCROW profile were used to measure functional status, social support, and rehabilitation progress.
  • (11) They get round this in different ways, sometimes paying bigger salaries, sometimes giving a person two jobs, where one is paid as a salary, and the other one held in escrow until the end of the year … a little bit like a bonus.
  • (12) That includes clean-up operations, co-ordinating with the US government and local officials, and managing the $20bn (£13.4bn) escrow account.
  • (13) The CAT has brokered a deal under which Virgin Media, BT and Top Up TV can all take advantage of the reduced wholesale price for the two Sky Sports channels, but they must place the difference between the new regulated price and Sky's original wholesale price in a so-called "escrow" account.
  • (14) The agency is attempting to access 600,000 Bitcoins, worth around $80m (£49.7m), accumulated by Ross Ulbricht, the alleged creator of Silk Road, but has already seized 26,000 ( $3.2m ) that the site had held in escrow for its customers.
  • (15) The company said in court documents filed in Minnesota that the funds for reimbursements will be kept in an interest-bearing escrow account.
  • (16) Beam holds its customers’ money in escrow at a bank and its CEO, Anand Shrivastav, admits the company has had to spend considerable amounts of time, building public trust, making sure customers felt their money was secure in a Beam account.
  • (17) The European citizens should know, however, that loans to Greece are paid into an "escrow" account and are used exclusively to repay past loans and to re-capitalise near bankrupt private banks.
  • (18) The CAT has ruled that any other broadcaster who wishes to offer Sky's channels at the new Ofcom rate will be able to ask the court directly to join the escrow regime.